Ever Present Help!

The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your Name trust in you, for you, O Lord, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you. (Psalm 9:9-10. Oppression and trouble are difficult things to encounter in our lives. Oppression can push us down and block our ability to grow and to be all that God has intended us to be. Trouble Harasses and inconvenience us and causes worry and anxiety to creep into our lives. Oppression and trouble will “tag-team” together to keep us from enjoying day to day life. Either of these in little doses can turn our lives upside down! The Psalmist tells us that the “Lord” is the solution to “oppression and trouble,” and that knowing His Name means understanding, declaring, proclaiming, and confessing who God is and what His power can do to rescue us in the midst of these storms. That’s why having daily devotions in God’s Word is so vital to our Christian growth. He promises to rescue us, and His Word (The Holy Bible) helps us to know it! No matter the oppression, or the trouble, God’s character is foundational and unshakable! As we “PRAY” in His Name, seek Him in His Word, and allow the Comforter (The Holy Spirit) to work in our lives, we will see oppression and trouble lose their effectiveness. The Lord is our refuge, shelter, and strength. He has never abandoned anyone who sought Him, and He will never abandon us! “Dear Lord Jesus! Please help us to know that You are refuge and strength. Help us to know that being close to you will bring us peace and safety in the midst of the storms of life. You are our victory… to bring us the victory! “Amen!

WE MUST TRUST GOD. WE MUST TRUST NOT ONLY THAT HE DOES WHAT IS BEST, BUT THAT HE KNOWS WHAT IS AHEAD. Max Lucado.

Ever Present Help!

The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your Name trust in you, for you, O Lord, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you. (Psalm 9:9-10. Oppression and trouble are difficult things to encounter in our lives. Oppression can push us down and block our ability to grow and to be all that God has intended us to be. Trouble Harasses and inconvenience us and causes worry and anxiety to creep into our lives. Oppression and trouble will “tag-team” together to keep us from enjoying day to day life. Either of these in little doses can turn our lives upside down! The Psalmist tells us that the “Lord” is the solution to “oppression and trouble,” and that knowing His Name means understanding, declaring, proclaiming, and confessing who God is and what His power can do to rescue us in the midst of these storms. That’s why having daily devotions in God’s Word is so vital to our Christian growth. He promises to rescue us, and His Word (The Holy Bible) helps us to know it! No matter the oppression, or the trouble, God’s character is foundational and unshakable! As we “PRAY” in His Name, seek Him in His Word, and allow the Comforter (The Holy Spirit) to work in our lives, we will see oppression and trouble lose their effectiveness. The Lord is our refuge, shelter, and strength. He has never abandoned anyone who sought Him, and He will never abandon us! “Dear Lord Jesus! Please help us to know that You are refuge and strength. Help us to know that being close to you will bring us peace and safety in the midst of the storms of life. You are our victory… to bring us the victory! “Amen!

WE MUST TRUST GOD. WE MUST TRUST NOT ONLY THAT HE DOES WHAT IS BEST, BUT THAT HE KNOWS WHAT IS AHEAD. Max Lucado.

My Burden, My Help!

The Lord is faithful in all he says; He is gracious in all He does. The Lord helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath their loads. Psalm (145:13-14). Life has become a grind for most of us! We have so many responsibilities and so much work that we can’t see any way to get it all done, and even if we did, a new pile of weighted responsibilities come the next day. The load can be the burden of  praying for a loved one who doesn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, worry of financial trouble or, despair over circumstances that seem to never change. Whatever the situation, God delights in helping the fallen and to help us up when we’re bent under our own personal load. When our hearts and burdens are heavy, we can give them to God and ask Him to lift our hearts and show us His faithfulness.”Lord! Please be the glory and the lifter of our heads!” Amen. “The Lord is kind and merciful….He showers compassion on all His creation (Psalm 145:8-9).

TO PRAY IS TO LET JESUS INTO OUR LIVES. HE KOCKS AND SEEKS ADMITTANCE, NOT ONLY IN THE SOLEMN HOURS OF SECRET PRAYER; HE KNOCKS IN THE MIDST OF YOUR DAILY WORK, YOUR DAILY STRUGGLES, YOUR DAILY “GRIND.” THAT IS WHERE YOU NEED HIM THE MOST.  Ole Hallesby (1879-1961)